SYRINGES and RAZOR BLADES

 

 

Property-Evidence will not accept razor blades.

 

IMPOUNDING OFFICER PROCEDURES

  1. Place syringes and razor blades into a red Sharps Infectious Waste Collector located in the Evidence Processing Room, Detectives, or the jail, or;

  2. If you want to retain the contents of the syringe as evidence:

  1. Place the contents of the syringe into a small vial available in processing room drawer.  Discard the empty syringe into a sharps container.

  2. Place the vial into a Secur-Pak Box.

  3. Complete and attach an evidence tag.

  4. Seal the packaging with evidence tape, initial and date on tape.

  5. Complete the Forensics Service request form, and place blue and yellow copies into basket in Evidence Processing Room.

  6. Complete the property-evidence report.

  7. Place the item in an evidence locker.  Note the location on the property-evidence report.

  8. Place the yellow and green copy of the property-evidence report in the property-evidence basket in the Evidence Processing Room.

  9. Complete the Oregon State Police Forensics Services Request, and place the blue and yellow copies into the property-evidence basket in the Evidence Processing Room.

  1. If you want to retain the contents of the syringe as evidence and cannot empty them into a vial (FOR STATE CRIME LAB SUBMISSION ONLY):

    1. Place syringe w/ needle attached into a small round biohazard sharps tube with the orange ends (see above).

    2. Complete and attach an evidence label to the tube.

    3. Seal each end of the tube with red evidence tape, initial and date on tape.

    4. Complete the Forensics Service request form, and place blue and yellow copies into basket in Evidence Processing Room.

    5. Complete the property-evidence report.

    6. Place the item in an evidence locker. Note the location on the property-evidence report.

    7. Place the yellow and green copy of the property-evidence report in the property-evidence basket in the Evidence Processing Room.

    8. Complete the Oregon State Police Forensics Services Request, and place the blue and yellow copies into the property-evidence basket in the Evidence Processing Room.

     

EVIDENCE OFFICER PROCEDURES

STORAGE

  1. Ensure proper packaging; refer to example board in the evidence processing areas.

  2. Place one barcode on the item and the corresponding barcode on the property receipt.

  3. Place the item in a location best suited to the size of the item.  See the evidence room guide.

  4. Using the barcode reader, scan the location of the shelf and then scan the barcode affixed to the item.

  5. Place the item in numerical order by case number.

 

DISPOSAL

  1. Upon authorization or disposition of the case, see ‘General Disposition of Items.'

 

 

Revised 1/06/2004